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Life threatening dysrythmia that causes the ventricular myocardium to quiver in an uncoordinated and ineffective way?
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Ventricular fibrillation, or V-Fib.
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Can cardiomyopathy cause dysrythmia?
Each normal heart beat is started in the atrium by electrical activity from the sinus node. The current triggers the heart to contract rhythmicly from the top to bottom with the right contracting slightly faster than the left. This is seen on ECG as sinus rhythm. Any disruption to the proper flow of current through the heart will cause a disruption to the proper rhythm. This in no longer sinus rhythm. the specific dysrythmia is classified by severity and where the disruption is located in the heart. These changes are seen on ECG.
How long can someone live with congestive heart failure. He has an enlarged heart twice the normal size a defibrillator and prescribed warafrin after ekg 1mth ago and still smokes and drinks.?
Persons with CHF can have a normal life span. An echocardiogram which is a simple non-invasive test can diagnose the severity of the CHF by examining the chambers of the heart and the overall strength of the heart muscle. Cardiomyopathy with enlarged heart times 2 is pretty serious. Smoking and drinking severely weakens the heart in general, and life expectancy depends on amount consumed/ smoked. warfarin is prescribed for dysrythmia for prevention of clot formation, but a person should not be drinking on it as it thins the blood and can cause complications such as hemmorhagic stroke, or internal bleeding elsewhere in the body. A defibrillator is only effective in life threatening dysrythmia and will not prevent further heart failure. By my best estimate as a past cardiac nurse, I'd say the person has 2 years maximum, sooner if the person is decompensated and requires frequent hospitalizations for excacerbations of symptoms ( severe swelling in ankles and feet, sudden weight gain, shortness of breath especially when lying down, anxiety++).
How long can someone live with congestive heart failure He has an enlarged heart twice the normal size a defibrillator and prescribed warafrin after ekg 1mth ago and still smokes and drinks?
Persons with CHF can have a normal life span. An echocardiogram which is a simple non-invasive test can diagnose the severity of the CHF by examining the chambers of the heart and the overall strength of the heart muscle. Cardiomyopathy with enlarged heart times 2 is pretty serious. Smoking and drinking severely weakens the heart in general, and life expectancy depends on amount consumed/ smoked. warfarin is prescribed for dysrythmia for prevention of clot formation, but a person should not be drinking on it as it thins the blood and can cause complications such as hemmorhagic stroke, or internal bleeding elsewhere in the body. A defibrillator is only effective in life threatening dysrythmia and will not prevent further heart failure. By my best estimate as a past cardiac nurse, I'd say the person has 2 years maximum, sooner if the person is decompensated and requires frequent hospitalizations for excacerbations of symptoms ( severe swelling in ankles and feet, sudden weight gain, shortness of breath especially when lying down, anxiety++).
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